In the show, Miodownik “reveals the amazing stories behind everyday objects of desire and how they are miraculously transformed from raw materials into the very stuff of the modern world,” according to the show’s website.

The book earned spots on the New York Times best-seller list and received the Physics World’s 2014 Book of the Year and Royal Society’s Winton Prize for Science Books awards. Watch for my review of Stuff Matters in the upcoming March issue of the ACerS Bulletin (out in just two weeks!).

Based on Miodownik’s entertaining style and enthusiasm for materials and BBC’s outstanding reputation, I have to imagine that the new show “Everyday Miracles” has a knack for making materials science interesting for everyone. See for yourself in the clip below, which features an old-time bicycle race.

Though you can’t watch full-length episodes unless you’re in the U.K., you can view a variety of short program clips here. And while you’re there, be sure to check out Miodownik’s cache of fun how-to guides for DIY science experiments—including how to tell if you’re a super-taster, how to make a non-Newtonian fluid, and how to make a microscope from a webcam.